Conferences
NYF Africa 2013: “We are not beggars,” says Ali Bongo
The Gabonese president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, speaking on Friday at the 2nd edition of the New York Forum Africa, invited Africans to work for...
Obama meets young Africans in Washington
President Obama is convening a first-ever, three-day conference in August with more than 100 young leaders from a cross section of African life to...
G-8 Summit: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Egypt and 5 other African nations invited
The role of African nations in world affairs has been highlighted in the forthcoming G-8 summit in Canada. Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal...
African Union-United States talks opens in U.S. capital
The first U.S.–African Union High Level Bilateral Meetings opened at the United States Department of State April 21 with the goal of broadening the...
Travel ban affects Malawi President’s Commonwealth trip
Crippling foreign currency and fuel shortages have prompted Malawi
government to ban all foreign trips by government officials.
The ban has also affected that country’s leader,...
U.S.-Africa Business Summit explores tremendous growth potential
American and African entrepreneurs and investors will meet face to face to develop relationships and to establish and expand business, trade and investment ties...
Arab league summit: Drama or Summit ?
Sudan's president Mr. Omar al-Bashir was all smiles Monday after he received immense support from fellow Arab heads of states at the Qatar summit....
France to tackle African economic problems in a Paris meeting
Paris will on 24 April host a symposium to discuss the pr oblems of the African private sector, official sources told panapress on Tuesday.
The...